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2011 American Community Survey Internet Tests: Results from First Test in April 2011

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2011 American Community Survey Internet Tests: Results from First Test in April 2011

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2011 American Community Survey Internet Tests: Results from First Test in April 2011
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Currently, the American Community Survey (ACS) collects data using three modes: mailout/mailback of a paper questionnaire, Computer-Assisted Telephone Interview and Computer-Assisted Personal Interview. Sampled addresses receive the mail questionnaire first and are later contacted by Computer-Assisted Telephone Interview and then Computer-Assisted Personal Interview as part of nonresponse follow-up operations. The United States Census Bureau conducted two ACS Internet tests in 2011, one in April and one in November, to evaluate the feasibility of providing a fourth response mode, an Internet mode, to addresses selected for the ACS. The main objective of the tests was to determine the best way to present the Internet mode in the ACS mailings to maximize self-response. This report discusses the results from the first (April) test. The results from the second test will be available in the spring of 2012.

Others in Series

Working Paper
Design of the American Community Survey Internet Instrument
April 18, 2012
Details the design considerations in developing the ACS Internet instrument used in both 2011 ACS Internet tests.
Working Paper
Paradata to Identify Potential Issues/Trends: Internet Instrument
January 17, 2013
Summarizes results of paradata analysis to determine whether issues and respondent behavior identified in previous analysis still exist.
Working Paper
April 2011 ACS Internet Test: Attitudes and Behavior Study Follow up
March 07, 2012
Summarizes the findings from a follow up survey of mail responders, Internet responders, and nonresponders in the experimental treatment of the Internet Test.
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